UNC makes itself right at home on Coach K's court

After North Carolina sealed yet another victory for Tyler Hansbrough on Coach K's court, some Tar Heels celebrated by walking off with four fingers raised into the air.

“I told our guys, 'The streak is going to stop at some time,' ” coach Roy Williams said. “ 'Let's just put it off for another year.' ”

Thanks to Ty Lawson, they did.

Lawson scored 21 of his season-high 25 points in the second half while helping No. 3 North Carolina rally past No. 6 Duke 101-87 last night in Durham, N.C.

Hansbrough scored 17 points – and hit another late three-pointer – while remaining perfect at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the Tar Heels (22-2, 8-2), who won their eighth straight while becoming the first team in nine seasons to hit triple digits against Duke (20-4, 7-3).

They came on strong down the stretch, using late runs of 25-11 and 14-0 to first take the lead for good and then stretch it to 17. In the process, they snapped the Blue Devils' 14-game home court winning streak while claiming first place in the ACC standings.

NO. 2 OKLAHOMA 78, BAYLOR 63: Blake Griffin had 18 points and 10 rebounds for his Oklahoma record-tying 21st double-double this season and the visiting Sooners beat Baylor for their 12th straight victory. The Sooners (24-1, 10-0) won their 30th consecutive game over Baylor.

N.C. STATE 82,
NO. 7 WAKE FOREST 76: Brandon Costner scored 23 points to help host North Carolina State beat a ranked opponent for the first time in five games this season. The Demon Deacons (18-4, 5-4) dropped their third consecutive road game.

NO. 8 MEMPHIS 63, TULSA 37: Robert Dozier scored a career-high 23 points, Tyreke Evans added 13 and host Memphis won its 15th straight. The Tigers (21-3, 9-0) won their 51st consecutive game in league play.

DAYTON 71, NO. 14 XAVIER 58: Chris Wright led a balanced offense with 19 points, and host Dayton ended its six-game losing streak against Xavier. Xavier (20-4, 8-2) has lost back-to-back games for the second time this season.

NO. 20 PURDUE 61, PENN ST. 47: JaJuan Johnson had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and host Purdue (18-6, 7-4) moved into a tie for second place in the Big Ten.

MWC: Jonathan Tavernari scored 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead hot-shooting Brigham Young 94-60 over visiting Colorado State . . . Roman Martinez tied his season high with 20 points and visiting New Mexico beat Air Force 76-66, the Falcons' 11th straight loss.

WOMEN'S TOP 25

NO. 1 UCONN 77, ST. JOHN'S 64: Renee Montgomery and Tina Charles each scored 21 points to help visiting Connecticut remain unbeaten. Maya Moore had 20 points and 11 rebounds for her 13th double-double of the season as the Huskies (24-0, 10-0) continued their best start since beginning the 2002-03 season 31-0. The Huskies are the only unbeaten team in Division I basketball.

NO. 2 OKLA. 58, NO. 16 IOWA ST. 49: Courtney Paris got back into double-double territory with a season-high 25 points and 19 rebounds to lead host Oklahoma. Two games after her record-breaking string of 122 straight double-doubles was snapped, Paris guided the Sooners (21-2, 9-0) to their 17th straight win.